AI stole my hobby

I've been playing on computers since I was four or so, and building them since around twelve or so. PC building has always been one of my favourite hobbies: something about the need to deeply research the parts and their compatibilities, thinking about your needs as a user and then navigating the stratum of components to optimise for those needs, then, once you've got that bill of materials, trying to again optimise on price from the many vendors on offer, all while staying ahead of the news so that you don't miss a new release that would negate all your planning; is something of a thrill that I've not found from many other things I've tried. It's exciting stuff, all this preparation (never mind the actual using of said device), but as you may know by now, it's seemingly coming to a head; entering into an abyss that I'm not very certain it's going to come back from. Have you heard about AI? Of course you have. I've been milling over what to say about AI and its impact on me, but truth…